Re: Virtual console switching no longer working

On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 09:52:34AM +0100, Laurence Tratt wrote:
> On my Framework laptop, as of the last couple of snapshots (warning: I
> last upgraded a month or so ago), I can no longer switch from X to a
> virtual console. Ctrl+Alt+F1 (etc) just doesn't seem to do anything:
> there isn't even a hint of flicker suggesting that it tried and failed.
> dmesg below. Plugging in an external monitor (or not) makes no
> difference.

Are you sure you haven't hit 'fn+esc' to toggle fn lock to on? In this
case y'd need to use Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F1 to switch.

If this is not the issue, what window manager / desktop environment
are you using ? 
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Matthieu Herrb